Chad vs Mali: Children out of school, primary

Chad
855,041
in 2024
Mali
1.19 million
in 2023
Chad rank
15th
Mali rank
12th

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Chad
  • Mali
0500.0k1.0M1.5M197119972024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 1.19 million against 855,041 in Chad, a difference of 331,849.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.4 times Chad's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 15th and Mali ranks 12th of 197 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 524,477 830,363 305,886 Mali
1990s 728,965 1.13 million 399,155 Mali
2000s 724,576 1.06 million 332,074 Mali
2010s 784,493 1.26 million 475,603 Mali
2020s 893,810 1.19 million 293,080 Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Chad or Mali?
Mali, at 1.19 million against 855,041 in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Chad and Mali?
331,849, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mali?
11 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Chad and Mali rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Chad ranks 15th and Mali ranks 12th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.